Kathy, everytime I see your quilt it gets prettier and prettier, absolutely stunning quilt you have created. Great Job.

MAN ...I was dropped from the notification list 14 pages ago!!

not that I've had time - after "unquilting' my philanthropy quilt once completely and twice a small section after that & three weeks of my machine being as the repair shop [ahem...bernina 440QE] I had to requilt and am now working on finishing the second one - my own which will also go in the show at the end of September. I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow when the light is better :)

My top thread is now breaking off & on ...hopefully a small adjustment!! The other problem turned out to be improperly wound YLI thread that they will be getting a letter about at the manufacturer.

I'm rambling and dont even have time to catch up. I was wondering where you all were. Just finished my 5th block which I will also post.
catch up later

Kathy, Your individual stamp on the corners looks just right to me. :thumbup:

Thanks!!!

Wow Cre....what a mess! How did you figure out the YLI was wound wrong??

Kathy, I still like your border, I think I might copy it, if I did would you mind??? It looks so good can't wait to see the finished quilt.

The whole story - my Bernina was skipping on top when I started to quilt the first quilt for our guild show in Sept. This was last week in July right before Long Beach Show. I googled BSR foot skipped stitches and found lots of people complaining about this and it was due to the foot which has a computer chip needing updating. This happens sometimes with this machine when you bring your machine in for Bernina servicing and they update the computer chip in the machine without the foot so it's no longer compatible. The lady at the big show updated it in her booth for me. Before updating [which she did on a wonderful new 830!] my foot skipped - after fixed. Later at home I continued to work on the quilt and within a few days I had the whole center of it quilted - about 40x50 inches worth...

I showed lots of people they were wowed - then I looked at the back for the first time - :oops: :shock: :cry:
full of loops!! top didnt show any of this and I stupidly figured that since it was no longer skipping it would be fine!

took machine in - they serviced it, got it back five days later, still "unquilting" very carefully because I had used monofilament on the back and it had to be removed carefully even though the top stitch looped a bit. The bobbin was still real tight! :twisted:

I started to stitch about a square foot [dumb again!! never assume anything!!]
It looped again - not as much... but since the little piece of fabric was stitched ok - I once again figured it was good. but that was stitched with their thread!

machine back, they made adjustments in front of me, stitching looked fine - home and looped again!! So again I took the 45min drive in traffic to bring it in [nearest Bernina service person] That time I sewed in front of them. They made adjustments, they sewed, and realized it was intermittent.

They kept machine, had it for another two weeks - got it back the 20th of August. They called Bernina factory who had no clue because everything was adjusted properly. They kept stitching with my thread for nearly two weeks at this point. Tried another thread - worked fine. Put my thread on their 440 - crap loops!!! :idea: :?
They put my thread - what was left of it on their 830 - and their 830 looked like it was worth a nickel too! :idea: :roll:

The thread was a little mushy on the spool here and there indicating it hadn't been wound with even tension at the factory. If you pulled on it slowly on spindle it would jerk periodically. I found a King Tut by Superior that had similar color variegated. So I finished quilt with that.

It wasnt all YLI that's bad though - just need to be aware that an occasional spool even from a good company can be a lemon. My friend had the same problem with a giant spool of King Tut on her midarm.

WOW - such a simple question - I got to rambling again - filled up page??

Happy sewing... be sure to turn your machine work over from time to time!
Gus

your quilt is beautiful on page 223

SOOOOOOOOOOO gorgeous D - I cant believe you got it all done!! :hunf:
you must've been part of the JTG club ['jump the gun'???]

I just love those blocks - if I only had more time...

LOVE IT!!
Gus

wow, gus-gus, you've really been thrown for a loop! ;-)
so sorry all this happened. i hate to think how I would have reacted to that much unquilting! :oops:
so glad you shared the story with us. I'll be flipping mine over like ocd on crack :shock: :wink:
glad you got it all figured out. You must have felt like you were losing it. hugs